Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-22DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140194
Debabrata Sahoo , Rameswar Sahu , Kirtiman Ghosh
{"title":"A comprehensive search for leptoquarks decaying into top-τ final states at the future LHC","authors":"Debabrata Sahoo , Rameswar Sahu , Kirtiman Ghosh","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140194","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140194","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We studied the collider phenomenology of third-generation scalar leptoquarks at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) with a 14 TeV center-of-mass energy. The analysis focuses on leptoquarks decaying exclusively into top quarks and tau leptons, employing machine learning-based tagging techniques for identifying hadronically decaying boosted top quarks, W/Z, and Higgs bosons, as well as a multivariate classifier to distinguish signal events from Standard Model (SM) backgrounds. The expected 95% confidence level (CL) upper limits on the leptoquark production cross-section are computed assuming integrated luminosities of 200 and 500 inverse femtobarns at the 14 TeV LHC. The results demonstrate significant sensitivity improvements for detecting leptoquarks at masses beyond the current experimental limits.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"873 ","pages":"Article 140194"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-29DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140220
Haryanto M. Siahaan
{"title":"No-bomb theorem for weakly magnetized Reissner-Nordström black holes: A linear-order analysis","authors":"Haryanto M. Siahaan","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140220","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140220","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We study the superradiant stability of magnetized Reissner–Nordström black holes against charged, massive scalar perturbations at linear order in the magnetization parameter <em>b</em>. At this order the Klein–Gordon equation is separable and the horizon acquires a magnetically induced angular velocity <span><math><mrow><msub><mstyle><mi>Ω</mi></mstyle><mi>H</mi></msub><mo>=</mo><mn>4</mn><mi>b</mi><mi>Q</mi><mo>/</mo><msub><mi>r</mi><mo>+</mo></msub></mrow></math></span>, enlarging the superradiant band to <span><math><mrow><mi>ω</mi><mo><</mo><mi>m</mi><msub><mstyle><mi>Ω</mi></mstyle><mi>H</mi></msub><mo>+</mo><mi>q</mi><msub><mstyle><mi>Φ</mi></mstyle><mi>H</mi></msub></mrow></math></span>. Despite this enhancement, a sign analysis of the quartic governing the extrema of the effective potential–validated by numerical scans–shows that no exterior barrier–well forms, including in the eikonal scaling (<em>m</em>, ℓ → ∞ with <span><math><mrow><mi>m</mi><mi>b</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>O</mi><mo>(</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>)</mo></mrow></math></span>). Without a trapping well, quasi-bound superradiant modes do not arise, and the black-hole bomb is therefore absent. We conclude that Hod’s no-bomb theorem remains robust for weakly magnetized, non-rotating black holes at <span><math><mrow><mi>O</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>b</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></math></span>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"873 ","pages":"Article 140220"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146071583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-12-24DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2025.140126
Sebastian Bahamonde , Jorge Gigante Valcarcel
{"title":"A gravitational spin-orbit interaction in Poincaré gauge theory","authors":"Sebastian Bahamonde , Jorge Gigante Valcarcel","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2025.140126","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2025.140126","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We show a gravitational spin-orbit interaction that can potentially modify the space-time geometry naturally emerges in the framework of Poincaré gauge theory. For this purpose, we derive the field equations of a particular model with cubic order invariants and demonstrate the existence of analytical solutions which display an interaction between the intrinsic and extrinsic angular momentum parameters in the gravitational action, in analogy to the spin-orbit interaction arising from atomic and nuclear systems. Due to the highly nonlinear character of the field equations under stationary and axisymmetric conditions, we focus on a degenerate case which simplifies their complexity, at the cost of constraining the geometry to the Kerr space-time. Thereby, our results indicate more general solutions with a spin-orbit interaction beyond the Kerr space-time are expected to arise in the nondegenerate models of Poincaré gauge theory.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"873 ","pages":"Article 140126"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145822882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-24DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140183
K. Braga , N. Sato , A.P. Szczepaniak
{"title":"Variational neural network approach to QFT in the field basis","authors":"K. Braga , N. Sato , A.P. Szczepaniak","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140183","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140183","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We present a variational neural network approach for solving quantum field theories in the field basis, focusing on the free Klein-Gordon model formulated in momentum space. While recent studies have explored neural-network-based variational methods for scalar field theory in position space, a systematic benchmark of the analytically solvable Klein-Gordon ground state—particularly in the momentum-space field basis—has been lacking. In this work, we represent the ground-state wavefunctional as a neural network defined on a discretized set of field configurations and train it by minimizing the Hamiltonian expectation value. This framework enables direct comparison to exact analytic results for a range of key observables, including the ground-state energy, two-point correlators, expectation value of the field, and the structure of the learned wavefunctional itself. Our results provide quantitative diagnostics of accuracy and establish a validated foundation for extending neural-network wavefunctional methods to interacting field theories and position-space formulations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"873 ","pages":"Article 140183"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146047883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-25DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140211
Xiao-Hu Mo , Jin-Tao Chen , You-Kai Wang
{"title":"Cross section and parametrization of charmonium decay","authors":"Xiao-Hu Mo , Jin-Tao Chen , You-Kai Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140211","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140211","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The parametrization forms of charmonium quasi two body decays are discussed in detail in this paper. The symmetry analysis and magnetic transition description are utilized to provide the multi-aspect comprehension of the decay dynamics, including the meson mixing angle, form factor, and <em>SU</em>(3) symmetry breading effect. As the prerequisite, the electromagnetic cross sections involving scalar and pseudoscalar, are calculated for eight final states based on the approach of current algebra. Moreover, the mathematical manipulations of calculation for four kinds of final states are spelled out to illuminate the technique strategy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"873 ","pages":"Article 140211"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146048007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-28DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140217
Min Gi Park , Dhong Yeon Cheong , Seong Chan Park
{"title":"Beyond the Starobinsky model after ACT","authors":"Min Gi Park , Dhong Yeon Cheong , Seong Chan Park","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140217","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140217","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We revisit higher order corrections to the Starobinsky inflationary model using the most recent P-ACT-LB-BK18 data, which exhibits a mild but definite tension with the predictions of the original model. Our results demonstrate how even small higher order deformations of the Ricci scalar (e.g. <span><math><mrow><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>3</mn></msup><mo>,</mo><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>4</mn></msup><mo>,</mo><mo>…</mo></mrow></math></span>) can bring the model into better agreement with current data and impose nontrivial constraints on the post-inflationary dynamics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"873 ","pages":"Article 140217"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146072391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-18DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140185
Xiaofang Liu , Cuihong Wen , Jieci Wang
{"title":"Quantum coherence of continuous variables in the black hole quantum atmosphere","authors":"Xiaofang Liu , Cuihong Wen , Jieci Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140185","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140185","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recently, the concept of quantum atmosphere has been introduced as a potential origin of Hawking quanta. This study investigates the properties of quantum fields by exploring the quantum coherence of a two-mode Gaussian state near a black hole, where Hawking quanta originate from the quantum atmosphere region. It is demonstrated that both physically accessible and inaccessible quantum coherence for continuous variable quantum states distinctly exhibit hallmark features of the quantum atmosphere. Specifically, the quantum coherence for these states varies continuously with changes in the normalized distance; it undergoes rapid decreases (or increases) just outside the event horizon before gradually stabilizing through subsequent increases (or decreases). This behavior contrasts with the behaviors of quantum coherence where originates solely from the black hole’s event horizon. The quantum features of the fields distinctly reflect characteristics attributable to the quantum atmosphere, thereby deepening our understanding of the origins of Hawking radiation. We also find that the continuous variable coherence is highly dependent on both the squeezing parameter and field frequency of the prepared state; therefore, appropriately adjusting these values can enhance our ability to detect features within the quantum atmosphere. It is noteworthy to observe that quantum features of fields do not entirely dissipate in the quantum atmosphere region, indicating that tasks related to quantum information processing can still be executed there.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"873 ","pages":"Article 140185"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145995380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-17DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140186
S. Habib Mazharimousavi
{"title":"Charged axially symmetric exponential metric: Exact solutions to the Einstein-Maxwell equations","authors":"S. Habib Mazharimousavi","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140186","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140186","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We construct and analyze charged and magnetized extensions of the axially symmetric exponential metric, that is known as the Curzon-Chazy spacetime (CCS) within the Weyl class. Working within the Einstein-Maxwell framework, we first derive an exact charged axially symmetric exponential metric by directly solving the coupled field equations for a dyonic monopole configuration. The solution is shown to reduce smoothly to the vacuum CCS in the neutral limit and to the extremal Reissner-Nordström spacetime in a special parameter regime. We then rederive the same charged geometry using the Harrison transformation in the Ernst formalism, establishing the equivalence between the direct and solution-generating approaches. Subsequently, we apply the magnetic Harrison transformation to obtain a Melvin-type magnetized deformation of the spacetime. Finally, by implementing the Ehlers transformation, we generate a stationary but nonrotating swirling geometry endowed with a nonvanishing NUT charge, which we identify invariantly via the Komar dual mass. A further magnetic Harrison transformation yields a magnetized swirling (NUT-type) spacetime. These results demonstrate how electric, magnetic, and gravitomagnetic charges arise systematically from the CCS through exact solution-generating techniques.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"873 ","pages":"Article 140186"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145995804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140154
G.G. Luciano , A. Paliathanasis , G. Leon , A. Sheykhi , M. Motaghi
{"title":"Hints beyond ΛCDM from Barrow and Tsallis holographic dark energy with GO cutoff","authors":"G.G. Luciano , A. Paliathanasis , G. Leon , A. Sheykhi , M. Motaghi","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140154","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140154","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Barrow and Tsallis Holographic Dark Energy (HDE) are two recent extensions of the standard HDE framework, obtained by introducing generalized entropy corrections through the Barrow and Tsallis formalisms. In this work, we examine the cosmological consequences of Barrow and Tsallis HDE implemented with the Granda-Oliveros (GO) infrared (IR) cutoff. After deriving the modified Friedmann equations within the thermodynamic-gravity conjecture, we study the background evolution in both non-interacting and interacting dark sector scenarios, emphasizing the role of the entropic parameter in shaping late-time dynamics. We then confront the model with state-of-the-art observations, including PantheonPlus and Union3 Type Ia supernovae, Cosmic Chronometers and DESI DR2 BAO measurements. Using Bayesian MCMC methods, we constrain the model parameters and compare the performance of BHDE with that of ΛCDM. Our results show that BHDE is compatible with current data and can exhibit a mild statistical preference over the concordance model for certain dataset combinations. Overall, the analysis underscores the relevance of generalized entropy frameworks in late-time cosmology and identifies Barrow-Tsallis holography with the GO cutoff as a competitive alternative to ΛCDM.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"873 ","pages":"Article 140154"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145956479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-07DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2025.140144
J.Z. Zhang , Z.Q. Chen , T. Qu , Y.K. Wang , Z.H. Li , H. Hua , P.W. Zhao , H. Watanabe , G. Lorusso , C.X. Yuan , S. Nishimura , H. Baba , G. Benzoni , F. Browne , K.Y. Chae , F.C.L. Crespi , P. Doornenbal , N. Fukuda , R. Gernhäuser , G. Gey , Z.X. Zhou
{"title":"Shape evolution in neutron-rich Rh isotopes: First measurement of negative-parity isomers in 117,119Rh","authors":"J.Z. Zhang , Z.Q. Chen , T. Qu , Y.K. Wang , Z.H. Li , H. Hua , P.W. Zhao , H. Watanabe , G. Lorusso , C.X. Yuan , S. Nishimura , H. Baba , G. Benzoni , F. Browne , K.Y. Chae , F.C.L. Crespi , P. Doornenbal , N. Fukuda , R. Gernhäuser , G. Gey , Z.X. Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2025.140144","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2025.140144","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The <em>β</em>-delayed <em>γ</em>-ray spectroscopy of neutron-rich <sup>117,119</sup>Rh isotopes has been investigated at the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory of RIKEN. The <span><math><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>/</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mo>−</mo></msup></mrow></math></span> isomers in <sup>117,119</sup>Rh have been identified for the first time. The systematics of energy differences between the <span><math><mrow><mn>9</mn><mo>/</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mo>+</mo></msup></mrow></math></span> and <span><math><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>/</mo><msup><mn>2</mn><mo>−</mo></msup></mrow></math></span> states have been extended up to <span><math><mrow><mi>N</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>74</mn></mrow></math></span>, which shows a tendency to first increase with the neutron number <em>N</em>, then reach a maximum at <em>N</em> ≈ 68, and subsequently decrease. Self-consistent triaxial relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov (TRHB) calculations highlight the crucial role of triaxial deformation, particularly in the positive-parity states, in driving the observed evolution of energy differences. A shape transition from axially symmetric to triaxial and back to axially symmetric deformation is suggested along the Rh isotopic chain. These findings provide new insights into the structure of neutron-rich nuclei in the <em>A</em> ∼ 110 region and motivate further studies of exotic isotopes in this region to explore the interplay between triaxiality and shell evolution.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"873 ","pages":"Article 140144"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145956482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}